HKFC Soccer Section

While the football team has won many titles in the second-tier competition in recent years, they have rarely enjoyed success when playing against professional sides in the First Division. In 1980 however, the club managed to avoid relegation from the professional First Division for the first time in their history. One of the highlights of the season was a 1–1 draw with eventual champions Seiko SA. On 10 May 1980 at the HK Government Stadium CLUB defeated Kui Tan 1–0 with an 87th-minute penalty scored by John McGunnigle, meaning Kui Tan joined Yuen Long in the drop that year. In the past few years, HKFC opted not to take promotion to the First Division. In 2006, finally, the club accepted the promotion after winning the Second Division. After showing initial promise, they lost 4 league matches in a row between March and April 2007 and were relegated to the Second Division. They did however become champions of the Second Division again in April 2010 and returned to the First Division. Therefore, HKFC is known as the yo-yo club in Hong Kong.

Rise to the Hong Kong Premier League

2016–17 Season

In 2016, two years after the establishment of the fully professional Hong Kong Premier League, HKFC finally decided to seek promotion to the top flight after finishing as runners-up behind Tai Po in the 2015–16 season. Their stay in the top flight only lasted a single season. Their first HKPL season saw them only collect 2 wins and 6 points in 20 league games and…

League

Hong Kong First Division / Hong Kong Premier League (Tier 1) Champions (1): 1919–20 Hong Kong Second Division / Hong Kong First Division (Tier 2) Champions (15): 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2017–18, 2020–21 Hong Kong Third Division / Hong Kong Second Division (Tier 3) Champions (2): 1978–79, 1986–87

Cup Competitions

Hong Kong Senior Shield Champions (5): 1898–99, 1907–08, 1915–16, 1918–19, 1921–22 Hong Kong Junior Shield Champions (6): 1976–77, 1978–79, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2004–05